Hou Yifan vs Wenjun Ju

WSCC 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wenjun Ju
Result 0-1
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.6
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

Q4b1k/5p2/p2p3p/1p1N4/5PR1/1P3K1P/1P4P1/2r1qr2 w - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.c3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb5 c5
  9. 9.Ba4 a6
  10. 10.Nbd2 b5
  11. 11.Bc2 Nc6
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bf8
  14. 14.Ng3 h6
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Be6
  19. 19.Bf4 Rc8
  20. 20.Bb3 Qd7
  21. 21.Rad1 Bxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Qe6
  23. 23.Re3 Rcd8
  24. 24.Rde1 g5
  25. 25.e5 gxf4
  26. 26.exf6 fxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 Qc8
  28. 28.Rc3 Re1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qe6
  30. 30.Nh5 Kh8
  31. 31.Rg3 Rc8
  32. 32.Nf4 Qe5
  33. 33.Qa7 Rcc1
  34. 34.Rg4 Qxf6
  35. 35.Qa8 Qe7
  36. 36.Nd5 Qe5+
  37. 37.f4 Rh1+
  38. 38.Kg3 Qe1+
  39. 39.Kf3 Rf1#

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